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BETHEL – The Stoned Moose, soon to be Bethel’s first recreational marijuana store, won board approval last week in a 4-1 vote with a disqualified board member. Members Dwayne Bennett, Jim Bennett, Carolyn Dunn and Meryl Kelly were in…

PIERRE – The state’s Interim Legislative Summer Study Committee, which was charged with studying the problems of medical and recreational marijuana use in South Dakota, has produced a series of recommendations that will be discussed…

ANN ARBOR, MI — The 50th anniversary of the Ann Arbor Hash Bash will be a classic marijuana fest honoring the event’s long history and ongoing activism, according to organizers. “I’m so proud to say that this Hash Bash event is going back…

By Eric O’Connell / Zip06.com • 09/28/2021 4:56 PM EST The Old Saybrook (ZC) Zoning Commission will hold a hybrid public hearing on a proposed moratorium on marijuana regulation at 7 p.m. on Monday, October 4. If passed, the…

MAll investors are hot and cold with marijuana stocks, to say the least. These days, the hot part of that equation seems to favor multi-state operators (MSOs), the companies that run the dispensaries where consumers get their…

In the quest to change US cannabis laws, the House of Representatives has not been a big deal. The challenge has always come with the US Senate. Last week, however, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer unveiled a bill to…

Boasting about the diversity of the panel, the state’s cannabis control division on Friday announced the names of 17 people who will be part of a new committee that will help develop rules and regulations for the nascent recreational…

It’s harvest season and that includes one of Michigan’s newest crops, marijuana. Michigan’s recreational marijuana industry is less than two years old, but already surpasses many other states. This includes producers. Since…

Anti-mask remedy? Last week I told you about a group called “The Mendocino Patriots” that don’t have any masks, face protests in Ukiah stores that require customers to wear C-19 masks. These “patriots” are opposed to state and county…

Shoppers swinging through a popular antique and farmers’ market this weekend in Berks County may find themselves in the midst of a cultural revolution. The Pennsylvania Cannabis Fall Marketplace is back for a third year at Renninger’s…

VSannabis is federally illegal in the United States. This makes it difficult for Canadian companies to expand into the market. But that hasn’t stopped domestic players from extending their roots. Even with a limited legal market,…

Anthony Mijares, owner of Old Manchester Hemp Co., with the hemp plants in the company’s indoor grow facility. (Photos of Jack Jacobs) A hemp cultivation and retailing operation has been established south of the river. Old…

KANKAKEE – Members of the Kankakee County Board of Directors debated changing the county’s zoning requirements for cannabis dispensaries before approving an amendment that would allow facilities to apply to settle in agricultural…

Sanford Village officials met with Village Attorney Matt Kuschel Friday morning via Zoom at Jerome Township Hall to iron out the next step in possibly licensing marijuana businesses in Sanford. The start of the meeting was open to public…

More than 90 percent of cities in Maine still do not allow recreational marijuana stores, even though sales in the industry have been steadily growing since their inception almost a year ago. While Brewer and Orono are both on their…

LA PINE, Oregon – Jack Dwyer pursued the dream of coming back to earth by settling in 1972 in an idyllic tree-planted plot in Oregon crossed by a stream. “We were going to grow our own food. We were going to live righteously.…

LANESBOROUGH – Developers at Lanesborough’s second approved recreational marijuana store have gone from planning a renovation to planning a new build. Lev and Lori Kelman are proposing to demolish the old Arizona Pizza building on…

Sue LaBonville is considering a boutique-style cannabis micro-business in Sanford, and Monday night she found she has a lot of support. Almost 30 people attended the regular village meeting on Monday at Jerome Town Hall and almost all…

Stronger Republican involvement could accelerate a snowball effect on Capitol Hill, where Democrats are leading the charge on decriminalization but lack results. It could also reduce Democrats’ ability to use cannabis legalization to…

Former City Supervisor Jay Rand and City Clerk Laurie Dudley pose Monday with the city’s cannabis petitions at North Elba City Hall. (Photo provided – Allison McGahay) LAKE PLACID — Two…

The first licenses to sell recreational marijuana in New York will go to those affected by the war on drugs and hemp growers. The state detailed its “seeding opportunity initiative” on Thursday, saying those convicted of marijuana will be…

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | It was a recent early evening and vendors were hawking weed on the tables surrounding the Washington Square Park fountain. Beer and liquor vendors also plied the park square with rolling coolers. Their selling…

(The Conversation is an independent, nonprofit source of news, analysis, and commentary from academic experts.) Roberto Pedace, Scripps College; Amanda Marino, San Diego State University; Curtis Hall, Drexel University,…

Through Editorial team | to 21 October 2021 By Rikki Massand The Village of Garden City plans to hold a public hearing on whether to allow “cannabusiness†to operate in the village. The public hearing follows New York…

By CHRISTIAN WADE THE PLACE DU CENTER CONTRIBUTOR (The Center Square) – The GOP-led New Hampshire House of Representatives has voted to approve legalizing the growing and possession of marijuana for personal use in the state, but the…

PERTH AMBOY – City council is set to ban recreational marijuana businesses from operating here. An ordinance banning the operation of any class of cannabis business was introduced last month. The ordinance goes to a public hearing…

Yamba Market, Cambridge’s first recreational cannabis dispensary, will open in Central Square in early March. The black-owned business received the green light from the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission earlier this month.…

Some call it magic, while others are more likely to call it a threat, but marijuana has been a matter of political and social contention for decades now. Its supporters say the plant’s classification as a drug is misleading, while…

Photo credit: leafly.com A bipartisan bill in the Florida Legislature aims to further regulate the state’s medical marijuana industry. Democratic and Republican lawmakers hope to pass a bill that would make it difficult to buy and sell…

CALGARY, Alta., Feb. 22 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sugarbud Craft Growers Corp. (TSXV: SUGR, SUGR.DB, SUGR.WR, SUGR.WS, SUGR.WT,) (OTCQB: SBUDD) (“Sugarbud” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement…

SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (Border report) – With Texas’ sixth-largest city just across the border, Sunland Park expects to cash in big when New Mexico’s recreational marijuana law goes into effect this spring. “This has the potential to…

KEOTA, Oklahoma. – Across Oklahoma, a decidedly conservative state with a history of attracting people in search of the earth’s riches, a new kind of culture is invading old chicken coops, trailer parks, and fields where cattle…

SALEM – Witch City Gardens, one of two locally approved recreational marijuana retailers awaiting a final state license, moves its planned operation to the foot of the Beverly-Salem Bridge and donates to the Garden City a pottery…

America sees green – and I’m not just talking about the huge gains in investor portfolios. We are seeing a cannabis revolution in the United States that is gathering momentum at an extraordinary rate, which could very well allow…

What there is to know New York state hemp growers will be able to apply for a license to grow marijuana this year under legislation Governor Kathy Hochul signed on Tuesday. The new law will allow hemp growers to apply for a conditional…

NEWTOWN – Leaders here aren’t the only ones in their rush to anticipate Connecticut’s marijuana legalization law that goes into effect Thursday, but Newtown will be the first municipality in the region to ban cannabis establishments…

SPEARFISH — After considering a second application from a business seeking to open a second dispensary in Spearfish, City Council decided not to change Ordinance 1364, which states that only one cannabis dispensary may be permitted…

JONESBORO – If True Grass Arkansas is successful, the Arkansans will see the green in their future. True Grass Arkansas is collecting signatures to have voters pass an amendment to the Arkansas Constitution in 2022 to legalize…

SANTA FE, NM (AP) – Cannabis supplier Ultra Health has announced that it has finalized the purchase of an old bakery and adjacent land in southern New Mexico, which will pave the way for a grow campus and large-scale marijuana…

One of Thailand’s leading fast food chains promoted their “Crazy Happy Pizza†this month, an under-the-radar product topped with a cannabis leaf. It’s legal but won’t get you high. Backpacker trail veterans familiar with the…

Breadcrumb Links New Local News Ontario’s pot czar warns the market could become so crowded with cannabis stores that some will not survive the competition – and the fallout could be felt in southwestern Ontario,…

royal oak – The recreational marijuana debate in Royal Oak is heating up again amid a debate over how the city is handling candidates, legal challenges and opposition from a school district and residents. Two of the nearly three dozen…

Camden isn’t the first to consider taking a break to look at the bigger picture, according to Mike McQueeny, a Foley-Hoag lawyer who consults with municipalities and businesses on the cannabis industry in New Jersey and New York. . He is…

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A years-long effort to bring a cannabis retailer to Michigan Street in Grand Rapids is one step closer to building. Thursday, the The Grand Rapids Planning Commission has approved Agri-Med LLC’s latest plan to…

Almost two years after banning marijuana industrial, medical and retail operations within Pico Rivera, city council members have put the legalization of these businesses back on the table. The reason is money. “There is a potential…

WHITE CREEK – Two Oregon cannabis growers have purchased a building in White Creek to grow recreational marijuana. To prepare for their state permit application, Tim Lorito and his wife Yahina Vargas obtained city and county IDA…

Much hinges on the state’s new Cannabis Control Division. Created when New Mexico legalized recreational marijuana for adults last year, the fledgling agency was given the responsibility of laying the groundwork for a new industry that…

Get ready for midnight cravings. A Phoenix-area dispensary will remain open until 12 p.m. starting Friday, allowing toke sessions at dusk and tampons in the dark. The Mint Dispensary LLC, based in Guadalupe, is gearing up to make…

Sep 7, 2021 Container-wrapped hemp flowers sit on a table at Empire Standard, a plant for the processing and distribution of hemp extracts, on April 13, 2021 in Binghamton, New York. – The governor of New York last month!-->!-->…

Why should Governor Pete Ricketts tell you or me that we can’t get high? Short answer, he shouldn’t. Many states have legalized medical marijuana and a handful have adopted it for recreational purposes, but Nebraska is one of 12…

With Monday’s Question of the Week, we asked readers if marijuana should be legalized, and if so, for what uses. Here are some of the responses we received. living proof I believe that marijuana should indeed be legalized…

Mississippi House and Senate lawmakers have reached an agreement to send a bill to legalize medical marijuana to the governor’s office this week. Following Senate action on Tuesday, the bill will now go to a bicameral conference committee…

Although cannabis testing is an eternal subject in the Bachelor of Science in Forensic Chemistry program at the Department of Chemistry at Western Illinois University, it was recently revitalized by a grant of $ 160,181, awarded by the…

VSThe share prices of the annabis company have been hit hard for nearly a year that some investors might qualify as extreme given the potential for federal legalization of marijuana in the foreseeable future. Now businesses in…

WHITE CREEK, NY (NEWS10) – In the town of White Creek in southern Washington County, a disused factory may be in line for a new, newly legal use line. Businessman Tim Lorito appeared before the Warren-Washington Industrial Development…

Many large communities in the Great Lakes Bay Area and central Michigan have opted to license marijuana businesses, including Bay City, Saginaw, Mount Pleasant, and Pinconning Township. However, the city of Midland is still hesitant to join…

CRYSTAL LAKE, IL – A new recreational marijuana dispensary could move to a former Culver’s restaurant in Crystal Lake. The Crystal Lake Planning and Zoning Commission narrowly approved a special use permit for the dispensary, which…

Pot went to retail. In the 1990s, unnamed plastic bags marked with an X for potency, jars adorned with pot leaves and sexually suggestive images were the default marketing tactics for marijuana-related products. As legalization…

SIOUX FALLS, SD (Dakota News Now) — A bill that would legalize recreational marijuana in South Dakota has failed the South Dakota House. Senate Bill 3 . The bill then makes its way through the House, where lawmakers have generally been…

Click to enlarge Colorado was the first state to legalize recreational marijuana in 2012, but has only just implemented social equity licensing rules. Jacqueline Collins The diversity among Colorado cannabis…

I was recently in Los Angeles visiting family in the San Fernando Valley. California legalized recreational pot for adult use in 2016. Now there are dispensaries tucked away in malls, across from car washes, and on main avenues in…

By Eric O’Connell / Zip06.com • 09/21/2021 3:40 PM EST On September 13, with overwhelming public support, the Clinton Planning & Zoning Commission (PZC) voted against a proposed rule change that would have allowed a retail…

There are a number of high-growth industries that could make investors rich over the rest of the decade, such as cloud computing, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence. But the industry that could literally and figuratively show…

61 percent of Wisconsin residents support the legalization of cannabis, the drug is legal in two neighboring countries States and decriminalized in Madison. Still, it will be difficult to legalize recreational marijuana at the state level…

SPEARFISH – As the South Dakota Department of Health (DOH) and state lawmakers strive to define the rules for the use of medical cannabis statewide, counties and cities are focusing on their own prescriptions to govern the…

ABERDEEN – City Council has set July 22 as the date for a public hearing and possible vote on an ordinance that, if passed, will allow certain cannabis companies to operate in Aberdeen Township. Council members unanimously presented!-->!-->…

A customer smiles as he completes his purchase during the first day of recreational marijuana sales in Thurston County at 420 Carpenter east of Lacey on July 11, 2014. Tony Overmann Personnel file,!-->>-->!-->>-->!-->!-->!-->…

Governor Laura Kelly shakes hands with Speaker of the House Ron Ryckman, R-Olathe, left, and Speaker of the Senate Ty Masterson, R-Andover, before the start of the annual State of the State Tuesday. (Evert Nelson/The!-->>-->!-->>-->!-->!-->!-->…

Colorado marijuana regulators are reassessing taxes on wholesale marijuana transactions as the likelihood of federal legalization increases. Bills proposing federal legalization of marijuana are still a long way from being passed by…

By Eric O’Connell / Zip06.com • 10/8/2021 2:20 PM EST The Old Saybrook (ZC) Zoning Commission will make a decision on the regulation of retail marijuana once the commission receives more feedback from stakeholders. However, there…

News Photo by Steve Schulwitz The newly installed sign for Neighborhood Provisions stands on the side of the road on Washington Avenue. The new marijuana store is expected to open in April. ALPENA — A proposed marijuana store in Alpena…

BOONVILLE – Two cities in the north of the country have made two very different decisions regarding cannabis and its sale in their municipalities. On December 29, Boonville City Council held a public hearing and then voted to refuse to…

MISSOULA – City planners will begin drafting an ordinance governing the sale of recreational marijuana in Missoula and where these businesses can locate, hoping to have an ordinance in place by January 1, when the sale of pot will…

KITTERY, Maine – City leaders are making plans to control the number of recreational marijuana stores before they vote on an ordinance that would allow them to open. Will they do so by requiring a specific buffer distance between…

Pot stocks are ready to make a comeback! It has been a stony road. But there is a massive change happening here. Over the past decade, the world has started to change its perspective on marijuana. Currently, 36 states have legalized…

Carrying marijuana plants and smoking joints, farmers and pro-legalization activists gathered at the state health ministry office in Cuernavaca, Morelos on Monday to apply for a license to grow marijuana. Their ultimate goal: to make…

LANSING, Michigan – Members of Michigan Caregivers United gathered on the steps of the Capitol on Wednesday to rally behind a series of proposed changes to Michigan’s cannabis laws that would limit the number of plants licensed to…

Island Time, an adult-use recreational marijuana store owned and operated by Geoff Rose, will open on Monday, August 16. -Lucas Thors Island Time, the recreational marijuana store located at 15 Mechanics St. in Vineyard Haven,!-->!-->…

For decades, Chicago’s advertising companies have thrived on the high concentration of city-based food and beverage customers, from Molson Coors to Kraft Heinz. Today, a start-up is trying to capitalize on what could be Windy City’s…

Faced with opposition to an effort to reduce the presence of local medical marijuana suppliers in Michigan’s cannabis industry, a lobby group has commissioned a poll that indicates broad support for the new legislation. But some argue…

LIMA – Ohio could become the next state to join the growing list that has legalized recreational marijuana. The past decade has brought sweeping reform of marijuana laws across the country. Nineteen states, along with Guam and…

LA PINE, Oregon – Jack Dwyer pursued the dream of coming back to earth by settling in 1972 in an idyllic tree-planted plot in Oregon crossed by a stream. “We were going to grow our own food. We were going to live righteously. We…

ARIZONA Study shows high costs of extreme heat in Phoenix PHOENIX – Extreme heat is expensive. That’s the conclusion of a study presented Dec. 6 by The Nature Conservancy, which commissioned a review of the costs of rising…

The BC government has convinced many illegal cannabis producers to start selling legally in an effort to oust illicit marijuana from the market, but these efforts have been criticized by the cottage industry. It has been three years…

ABS-CBN News.file The next German government is considering legalizing the recreational use of cannabis, which would make Germany the third country to do so after Uruguay and Canada. While many countries have decriminalized drug use…

LA PINE, Oregon – Jack Dwyer pursued the dream of coming back to earth by settling in 1972 in an idyllic tree-planted plot in Oregon crossed by a stream. “We were going to grow our own food. We were going to live righteously. We…

STATEN ISLAND, NY – The Cannabis Control Board, the five-member group responsible for approving the state’s comprehensive regulatory framework for the cannabis industry, will hold its first public meeting on Tuesday. The board, which…

An Idaho man on Wednesday filed a federal lawsuit against Curaleaf, one of the nation’s largest marijuana companies, claiming he took what he believed to be CBD wellness drops – but who actually contained the psychoactive ingredient…

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MIDDLETOWN – City aldermen voted unanimously on Tuesday night to ban marijuana shops and consumption sites, making Middletown one of the first communities in Orange County to adopt an option given to all municipalities under state law…